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What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Whoever breaks the fast on a day of Ramadan, his fasting will not be accepted”?

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Question:
You are asking about the meaning of a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever breaks the fast in Ramadan intentionally, Allah will not accept his fasting, even if he fasts for the entire lifetime.من أفطر في رمضان متعمدًا لا يقبل الله منه صوم وإن صام الدهر كله
, and if one breaks the fast intentionally and then repents, will Allah accept his repentance?

Answer:
The hadith mentioned is weak. Repentance is accepted if one repents with sincere repentance, for his repentance will be accepted, and he only has to make up the day he broke the fast. The hadith mentioned is:
Whoever breaks the fast on a day of Ramadan, his fasting will not be accepted, even if he fasts for the entire lifetime.من أفطر يومًا من رمضان لم يقبل منه صيام الدهر وإن صامه
. This is weak and inconsistent according to the scholars of knowledge; it is not authentic. So the point is that it is a weak hadith.
The correct view is that he must repent, and he is only required to make up the day he broke the fast; that is the correct view. He must repent, and repentance is sufficient in this matter, and praise be to Allah. Repentance is sufficient even for major shirk (associating partners with Allah), so how much more so for a sin.
So the point is that
Repentance wipes out what came before itالتوبة تجب ما قبلها
, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and
The one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له
Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam)
, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said. If one repents with sincere repentance, the content of which is regret for what has passed, the resolve not to return to it, and abandoning this bad deed, then it is a valid repentance.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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